Facebook, Instagram, Craigslist, Tumblr, the NYT, the FT, The Atlantic, Vox Media, USA Today, Condé Nast, and more block Apple's Applebot-Extended AI crawler
This summer, Apple gave websites more control over whether the company could train its AI models on their data.
X plans to soon filter all NSFW content in Communities by default and says admins can set an “Adult Content” label to avoid their content getting auto-filtered
It was Musk's intent, make X into a platform that props up his businesses, RW ideology … Bluesky: @mistersheridandj.bsky.social : Elon is *just* smart enough not to do a Tumblr. [embedded post] Emil ...
A researcher finds that X is testing a feature that lets users create or join communities focused on “adult content” or other “not safe for work” material
It was Musk's intent, make X into a platform that props up his businesses, RW ideology … Bluesky: Harle / @quinzel.bsky.social : What is EM up to now maybe getting rid of the constant porn bots that p...
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg sparred with a trans Tumblr user over an account ban, revealing her side blog names, which are private, sparking community outcry
I wanna emphasise prev tags and ramble cuz it hits the nail on the head exactly. Exactly!! elerium on Tumblr : moscovium enthusiast — it almost goes without saying but for posterity's sake i want p...
Twitter is in decline and less stable under Elon Musk, echoing LiveJournal and Tumblr falling apart under new ownership that didn't understand their communities
Gita Jackson / The Verge : Tweets: @chrismessina , @speedriver_ , and @delunaelizabeth . Thanks: @ants000 Tweets: Chris Messina / @chrismessina : “Twitter is in a period of decline. The site still fu...
Experts criticize Koko, a mental health nonprofit, for directing some at-risk users on Facebook, Tumblr, Discord, and other platforms to a chatbot for a study
which was a Typeform-generated survey that presented users with a quiz with GIFs of a cat and dog. https://www.vice.com/... @motherboard : If a user's response indicated that they were at risk, they w...
Twitter has hired Michael Sayman, formerly of Roblox, to work on experimental features as the company seeks to compete with TikTok for younger users
When Joss Robinson, 18, a freshman at the University of Connecticut, wants to catch up on what his friends are talking about, he often turns to Twitter. Tweets: @daveweigel , @scottnover , @kerrymflyn...
Ex-Tumblr iOS engineer details the company's difficulties with App Store adult content policies, as communication among reviewers, devs, and Apple is discordant
Old posts in the archive — alright let's talk about Apple and Tumblr's current predicament.
How text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensical, low-quality images, have begun sweeping through Instagram, thanks largely to Gen-Z accounts
Fueled by Gen Z, text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensically unrelated pictures, are turning the photo and video app into a destination for written expression. Tweets: @nyt_first_said , @wh...
Gen Z students are studying together online across YouTube, TikTok, Discord, and Twitter, seeking inspiration, finding focus, and sharing academic anxieties
In late 2020, a 10-hour loop of a song from Mario Kart titled “Coconut Mall” started blowing up on Youtube. Tweets: @lkherman , @dianelyssa , @heatherfro , @annehelen , and @dianelyssa Tweets: Lily He...